By Charles Sercombe In a year filled with one major news story after another, what was the one constant story of the year? That’s easy: the city’s deteriorating financial picture,…
By Charles Sercombe While choosing this year’s top news story was a no-brainer, that’s not to say this was a slow news year. Far from it. We could have easily…
By Charles Sercombe Bankruptcy or accept a state loan? Lay off a dozen cops and firefighters? Those were the choices the City Council analyzed, debated and wrung their hands over.…
By Charles Sercombe Just as the city is scrambling to find more sources of money, a new state law is threatening to shut down a major revenue stream. Recently, state…
By Ian Perrotta The Hamtramck High boys’ basketball team is undefeated – so far. They won their first game of the season on Tuesday (Dec. 7) night. It was a…
By Charles Sercombe The winter and holiday season got a warm reception last Saturday – even if temps outside were unseasonably chilly. The 16th annual “Winter Glow” took over the…
By Charles Sercombe All right, Hamtramck fans of recycling. We’ve got another chance to make this thing work, financially-speaking. Although the city can no longer afford to keep the program…
By Charles Sercombe Every year the Hamtramck Goodfellows manage to scrape up enough money to feed a few thousand needy families. Some years, the Goodfellows have to dip into their…
Charles Sercombe No means no – at least when it comes to the state Treasury officials’ answer to Hamtramck’s ongoing request to file for bankruptcy. City and state officials met…
By Ian Perrotta The spirit of Thanksgiving was thick in the air this past week. It started last Friday with a Thanksgiving dinner at People’s Community Services (PCS). A group…